OUTWARDLY Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

outwardly

adverb

Definition of outwardly

as in externally

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Recent Examples of outwardly Outside of his mechanical knowledge and appreciation for the robots, Wyatt wanted to display his love for them outwardly and began begging his mom for Roomba and robot vacuum everything. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026 His dad, Rick Brunson, a former player who now works as a Knicks assistant coach, seemed markedly more excited, at least outwardly, to be there. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 June 2026 Other candidates, Othman said, were not as outwardly against Israel’s war with Hamas. — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 17 June 2026 Again and again, grieving parents described children who continued functioning outwardly — going to school, maintaining friendships, playing sports and making plans for the future — even while privately struggling. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for outwardly

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Decline is often self-inflicted, not externally imposed, and unfolds in five stages — each detectable and each reversible if leaders recognize and confront reality early.

— Clifford Hudson, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
This is a year of building solid foundations and structures, both internally and externally.

— Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 14 July 2026

Definition of externally

Adverb

The Eye Recovery Pro targets signs of aging around the eyes in 3-minute sessions using four wavelengths to help visibly brighten dark circles and reduce puffiness.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
But even if the lovebirds are tightly micromanaged behind the scenes, there's no substitute for lived experience as the pair have grown visibly more comfortable just being themselves in the limelight.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 31 July 2026

Definition of visibly

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Beneath red tinsel and in the dim glow of club lighting, six young couples kiss, each seemingly wrapped up in their own little worlds.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
The Seminoles seemingly didn’t have the funding to be aggressive in the transfer portal and signed Daniels to fill the void at quarterback.

— Antonio Morales, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of seemingly

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Garciaparra's legacy evidently continues to resonate inside the organization, including with current players.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
There is the whole obstacle of her being in a relationship right now, but other than that, Fritz evidently has a shot.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of evidently

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Here is a woman ostensibly at the top of her game in two fields nevertheless feeling shot down and worn out.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
But about 400 travellers who had come from sub-Saharan Africa planned to remain on the border, ostensibly retaining hopes of making it to Europe.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of ostensibly

Adverb

So reasoning traces, the very things that supposedly distinguish LRMs from the mere next-word-predicting LLMs, are not necessarily either meaningful or causal to a model’s … reasoning?

— John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 31 July 2026
Maybe the domain is too diseased to rehabilitate for clicks, even under its supposedly privacy-forward rebrand.

— Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 30 July 2026

Definition of supposedly

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The eight-story glass building at the center of the complex, which had putatively been devoted to vaccine manufacturing, was in fact a highly classified defense facility.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
Such agencies are putatively created to provide expert advice to the president on complex issues such as nuclear technology and consumer product safety.

— Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2026

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